Baltimore & Ohio railroad

<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> John W. Garrett turned the pioneer Baltimore &amp; Ohio into a great instrument for tapping the treasure of the West</span> </span></p>

<p><span class="deck">How Peter Cooper managed to make himself deeply rich and deeply beloved at the same time</span></p>

<p>The late Tony Horwitz, in his own epic journey, followed in the footsteps of Frederick Law Olmsted, who traveled through the South just before the Civil War to learn about our nation in divided times. Here are some of his observations from West Virginia.</p>